<p>Disappointed after bowing out of the IPL, Rajasthan Royals coach Paddy Upton said Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Mandeep Singh and A B de Villiers took the game away from them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It was an anti-climax,” said Upton of the 71-run loss in the Eliminator clash on Wednesday. “I think we had very good build-up to the game. At nine overs, we had them 47/1 which I think was a very good start made by us. Then Mandeep came and played a very good innings and with AB (de Villiers) at the crease we knew there was always trouble.<br /><br />“In the second half of their innings they scored over 130 runs in 11 overs. I don’t think we played badly or we bowled poorly or missed any catches. I have to give Mandeep and AB the credit, they just batted us out of the game. I think they scored about 20 runs over par.” <br /><br />Death bowling has been Rajasthan’s Achilles Heel his summer and Upton said unless they address that, things will be difficult. “We have struggled in that department. We’ve put in a lot of work on it, did a lot of thinking but the weakness just kept flashing regularly. A lot of teams noticed that and took advantage of it by putting pressure on our death bowling. If we are conceding such big runs at the end, we’re giving away a big advantage to opposition.”<br />Over the last two years, Rajasthan have been forced to shift their home base -- Jaipur -- for various reasons and Upton felt that it made an impact on the team. <br /></p>
<p>Disappointed after bowing out of the IPL, Rajasthan Royals coach Paddy Upton said Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Mandeep Singh and A B de Villiers took the game away from them.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“It was an anti-climax,” said Upton of the 71-run loss in the Eliminator clash on Wednesday. “I think we had very good build-up to the game. At nine overs, we had them 47/1 which I think was a very good start made by us. Then Mandeep came and played a very good innings and with AB (de Villiers) at the crease we knew there was always trouble.<br /><br />“In the second half of their innings they scored over 130 runs in 11 overs. I don’t think we played badly or we bowled poorly or missed any catches. I have to give Mandeep and AB the credit, they just batted us out of the game. I think they scored about 20 runs over par.” <br /><br />Death bowling has been Rajasthan’s Achilles Heel his summer and Upton said unless they address that, things will be difficult. “We have struggled in that department. We’ve put in a lot of work on it, did a lot of thinking but the weakness just kept flashing regularly. A lot of teams noticed that and took advantage of it by putting pressure on our death bowling. If we are conceding such big runs at the end, we’re giving away a big advantage to opposition.”<br />Over the last two years, Rajasthan have been forced to shift their home base -- Jaipur -- for various reasons and Upton felt that it made an impact on the team. <br /></p>
